Barcelona youngster struggling for minutes at loan club, yet to start a single game

When Barcelona sealed the deal for Pablo Torre’s signing back in 2022, there was a lot of excitement surrounding his arrival, especially with the club beating Real Madrid to his capture.

While the 20-year-old prospect showed glimpses of his potential during his debut season at Barça, regular minutes were hard to come by under Xavi Hernandez due to the competition in midfield.

As such, it was decided that Torre would leave on loan in the summer and the Spanish ace ended up joining local rivals Girona for the 2023/24 season.

Things not going well for Pablo Torre

Michel’s side was chosen for the youngster as they are an up-and-coming team that plays a similar, possession-based style of football to Barcelona.

However, as per SPORT, Torre has failed to make an impression in the early parts of his stint at Girona and finds himself struggling to get into Michel’s side.

The young midfielder started off well during the pre-season and was even among the goals, but since the season started, things have not gone according to plans for him.

Indeed, Torre is yet to start a single game for Girona, who are the leaders of La Liga after seven matches.

The Barcelona loanee has played just five times so far for Michel’s side, accumulating a meagre 76 minutes of on-field action, and has no goal or assist to his name.

While Torre has shown the quality he possesses with the ball at his feet, his lack of defensive effort is something that appears to be holding him back at the highest level.

Nevertheless, he remains determined to turn his situation around and gain more prominence at Girona.

Eric Garcia is thriving

Pablo Torre is not the only Barcelona player on loan at Girona, with Eric Garcia also making the switch to Montilivi on a temporary basis.

And Garcia’s form has been in complete contrast to that of the young midfielder, as the former Manchester City ace is thriving at Girona.

Indeed, since joining Michel’s side, the 22-year-old has started three of the four matches they have played and even scored a goal in the recent win against Villarreal.

Torre will be aiming that he can emulate his fellow Barcelona loanee and accumulate more game time at Girona in the coming months.